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ChatGPT's Evil Twin 'WormGPT' is Silently Entering Emails, Raiding Banks
SlashNext says WormGPT is an example of the threat that language-generative AI models pose.
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Solar Energy Turns a New Leaf
Focusing on the use of artificial photosynthesis through solar leaf technologies.
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Robot Injects Drugs into Back of Eyeball More Accurately Than Surgeons
The Steady Hand Eye Robot can inject drugs into the back of the eyeball faster and more accurately than surgeons to treat retinal vein occlusion, according to Johns...
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Tech Firms Hope Workouts Can Sell Women on VR Headsets
Major technology companies hope to establish a mainstream market for virtual reality products by selling work, fitness, and entertainment applications to young...
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Wearable Biosensor for Monitoring Sweat Electrolytes
Researchers in Japan engineered an innovative sweat biosensor by depositing a flexible chloride ion sensor onto a textile substrate through heat-transfer printing...
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Magnetic Surprise Revealed in 'Magic-Angle' Graphene
Magnets and superconductors don't normally get along, but a new study shows that 'magic-angle' graphene is capable of producing both superconductivity and ferromagnetism...
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Cybersecurity Labels for Smart Devices are On Their Way
White House unveils new cybersecurity labeling plan to tell you when your smart devices are secure.
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A.I. Wrote a Housing Bill. Critics Say It's Not Intelligent
A Queens assemblyman used an artificial intelligence program to identify gaps in New York law. But the resulting bill's potential impact is murky at best.
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Emojis Are Increasingly Legally Binding. But They're Still Open to Wide Interpretation
Each year, more cases in U.S. courts treat emojis as legally binding. However, giving the same weight to emojis as one would give to signatures comes with its own...
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Generative AI Tools Quickly 'Running Out of Text' to Train Themselves
It's the latest concern raised regarding OpenAI and other AI developers' data-collection practices.
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How to Use Generative AI Tools While Still Protecting Your Privacy
Here's how to take some control of your data while using artificial intelligence tools and apps.
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'Not for Machines to Harvest': Data Revolts Break Out Against AI
Fed up with A.I. companies consuming online content without consent, fan fiction writers, actors, social media companies,and news organizations are among those...
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Robot Team on Lunar Exploration Tour
A Swiss team has proposed sending teams of complementary robots on exploratory Moon missions instead of a single rover.
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Europe Looks to Virtual Factories in New Industrial Revolution
The European Union is funding the Digital Intelligent MOdular FACtories project to advance the concept of virtual factories or digital twins throughout Europe. ...
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A New Way to Look at Data Privacy
A new metric allows a small amount of noise to be added to models to protect sensitive data while maintaining the model's accuracy.
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Your School's Next Security Guard May Be a Robot
Several technology companies have started offering security robots to U.S. schools.
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EU Looks to Take Lead in Metaverse World, Avoid Big Tech Dominance
The European Commission has outlined a strategy for the European Union to assume a lead role in the metaverse sector and block its domination by technology giants...
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Quantum Twist on Common Computer Algorithm Promises Speed Boost
Scientists have demonstrated that a quantum version of the popular Monte Carlo algorithm could eventually overtake versions running on classical computers.
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AI-Powered Brain Surgery Becomes A Reality In Hong Kong
The Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, completed successful trials of a robot that treats brain tumors.
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